A gleam of white (and bright red) in the dark indicate that <name> is smiling with his wax lips.

Arena Messages

When entered in a Scavenger Hunt:

<name>'s vision isn't very good in this light. Or any light, for that matter.

Notes

The Grue will attack if there are 5 units of moonlight or less, meaning it can attack during 71.590% of the moon cycle.

The Grue's damage equation consists of two parts: weight and moonlight. Its weight-based damage ranges from (weight/2) to (weight). Its light-based damage ranges from (9.5 - 1.5 × X) to (17 - 3 × X), where X is the number of lit moon segments.

When it can attack, the grue will attempt to attack every round. The grue will hit 10% + 10 × (ceiling(weight/4))%, regardless of moonlight. At 33 pounds, the grue will not miss.

References

In the game Zork if you were in a dark area without a source of light, you were likely to be eaten by a Grue.

The last two lines of this familiar's haiku are lyrics from the refrain of the song Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me from the The Rocky Horror Picture Show: "Touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me / I wanna be dirty / Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me / Creature of the night."

The reference to white and bright red in the dark may be a reference to the opening scene of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, where a mouth with bright white teeth and bright red lips on a black background sings "Science Fiction Double Feature".